Do you think MLB will ever have a min/max budget for teams to spend? Remember readin something in the past where MLB supposedly encouraged the Marlins to spend more due to their low team salary.

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Probably not.

Skarp Hedin

12:33

Sure. Prospects are cost effective right now. But what if they aren't a scarce commodity? In the sense that it might not be as hard to build or renew a farm as generally thought?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

It's a lot easier to get water than it used to be, but that doesn't make water not crucial.

Guest

12:34

If cespedes has another 30-35 hr yr will be get more $ nxt yr given the weaker class?

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Depends what kind of 30-35 homer year it is.

12:35

As a general rule, I don't think he'll find the market all that better. He's likely going to be coming off a worse year than 2015 and will be a year older and I don't think a weaker FA market will balance that out.

Tom Brunansky

12:35

I hear that Ryan Kalish has had a pretty good winter playing in Puerto Rico. Odds on a comeback reaching the majors? 100 to 1? He's only 27!

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Better than 100 to 1. Jason Lane even made it back.

TJ

12:36

Who rolls the dice on Cliff Lee ?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

I'm not sure how much Cliff Lee is really willing

Matt

12:36

If you were the Red Sox, would you trade Andrew Benintendi and a lower level pitcher for Julio Teheran? Seems to me to be mutually beneficial.

Dan Szymborski

12:36

I think Braves want and get more.

12:37

Yeah, he looks really good so far, but I think they'll do better as an overall package.

Tyler

12:37

With Cespedes off the market, do the nationals look to make a big trade for Lucroy or Cargo?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I think probably no.

Druidiful

12:37

How much faith do you have in the Yankees' staff staying mostly healthy this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I don't have faith in any pitchers staying healthy.

Q-Ball

12:37

Dan: Historically, do LHH have more of a same-handedness platoon split than RHH? If so, why is that.....maybe RHH get more practice vs. same-handed pitching?

Dan Szymborski

12:38

Lefties tend to have larger platoon splits though the *exact* why is kinda difficult.

12:38

While that's a reasonable theory, it's hard to prove.

Noah

12:40

Why do you prefer Cubs rotation over Mets? Once you realize that Lester is a terrible fielder who will do worse than FIP (and Lackey bound for regression), decision seems easy. ZiPS doesn't take into account pitcher fielding (or a pitcher not being able to throw to first).

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Mets will probably get a sizable dose of Colon, I don't think they push Matz too hard, and Wheeler still has uncertainty giving the surgery he's coming off of

Zonk

12:40

Cardinals are in kind of a weird spot, aren't they? Enviable depth, good financial resources, but not a ton of impact talent at the top or on the farm. What direction will this franchise go, in your opinion?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I think they'll fine.

12:40

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mtsw

12:41

What lessons can e-sports take from baseball and vice versa? Feel like the fanbases have a lot to teach one another.